Chicken Shoot
{{Short description|2000 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title= Chicken Shoot
|image= ChickenShootfront-1-.jpg
|caption= Wii cover
|developer= Frontline Studios (NDS/Wii)
|publisher= Zuxxez/TopWare Interactive (Win)
DSI Games (NA, GBA/NDS/Wii)
Zoo Digital Publishing (EU, GBA/NDS/Wii)
|released= {{collapsible list|title=2000|Windows
{{vgrelease|NA|2000 (Online){{cite web |url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/chicken-shoot___ |title=Chicken Shoot for Windows (2000) |publisher=MobyGames |accessdate=August 6, 2017}}|NA|2005}}Game Boy Advance
{{vgrelease|EU|September 23, 2005|NA|October 18, 2005}}Wii
{{vgrelease|NA|July 5, 2007|EU|August 24, 2007|AUS|September 27, 2007}}Nintendo DS
{{vgrelease|NA|July 10, 2007|PAL|August 24, 2007}}}}
|genre= Shooter
|modes= Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms= Nintendo DS, Wii, Windows, OS X, Game Boy Advance
}}
Chicken Shoot is a video game developed by Toontraxx. It first released online in 2000 for Microsoft Windows and has since been released for Nintendo DS, Wii, and Game Boy Advance.
The Windows version received positive reviews, while reviews for the Game Boy Advance version were mixed, and both the Wii and DS versions were panned by critics.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| DS = true
| GBA = true
| PC = true
| WII = true
| na = true
| GSpot_WII = 2.5/10{{cite web |last=Navarro |first=Alex |date=July 6, 2007 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/chicken-shoot-review/1900-6173751/ |title=Chicken Shoot Review (Wii) |publisher=GameSpot |accessdate=August 6, 2017}}
| IGN_WII = 2/10{{cite web |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |date=July 17, 2007 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/07/17/chicken-shoot-review-2 |title=Chicken Shoot Review (Wii) |publisher=IGN |accessdate=August 6, 2017}}
| NG_WII = 7%{{cite magazine |title=Wii Review: Chicken Shoot |magazine=Nintendo Gamer |date=October 2007 |page=69}}
| GR_DS = 12%{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/939138-chicken-shoot/index.html |title=Chicken Shoot for DS |publisher=GameRankings |accessdate=August 6, 2017}}
| MC_DS = 19/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/chicken-shoot/critic-reviews/?platform=ds |title=Chicken Shoot for DS Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=August 6, 2017}}
}}
While the original 2000 PC version received positive reviews from critics, and the later Game Boy Advance version receiving mixed to positive reviews, The Wii version was panned by critics as it received "generally unfavorable reviews", while the DS version received "overwhelming dislike", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
In 2015, GamesRadar ranked it at #62 on their list of the 100 worst games of all time. The staff described it as shovelware and considered it the worst game on the Wii.{{cite web |author=GamesRadar staff |date=December 2, 2015 |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/worst-games-all-time/4/ |title=The 100 worst games of all time (Page 4) |publisher=GamesRadar |accessdate=August 6, 2017}}
References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/windows/chicken-shoot___|name=Chicken Shoot (Windows)}}
- {{moby game|id=/chicken-shoot__|name=Chicken Shoot (Game Boy Advance)}}
- {{moby game|id=/wii/chicken-shoot|name=Chicken Shoot (Wii)}}
- {{moby game|id=/nintendo-ds/chicken-shoot_|name=Chicken Shoot (Nintendo DS)}}
- [http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=230091/ Chicken Shoot at EBgames ]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Category:Destination Software games
Category:Frontline Studios games
Category:Game Boy Advance games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:TopWare Interactive games
Category:Video games about birds
Category:Video games developed in Germany
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